Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- 方 fāng: 方 fang1: square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter方 Fāng: 方 Fang1: surname Fang
- one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
- (bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against
- 遂 súi: 遂 sui2: used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]遂 sùi: 遂 sui4: to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach
- to be shoulder to shoulder; (fig.) to be as good as; to match; Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1]
- to tease; to poke fun at
- (bound form) in a hazy state of mind; (bound form) to snap out of that state; used in 恍如[huang3 ru2] and 恍若[huang3 ruo4]
- close friend
- to meet again; to be reunited; reunion
- to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
- 怀 Huái: 怀 Huai2: surname Huai怀 huái: 怀 huai2: bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)
- to look down; to stoop
- to pound (grain); beat
- thus; like this
- to glance back; to look back; retrospective
- smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile
- 便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
- 觉 jiào: 觉 jiao4: a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]觉 jué: 觉 jue2: to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
- 摇 yáo: 摇 yao2: to shake; to rock; to row; to crank摇 Yáo: 摇 Yao2: surname Yao
- soul
- to hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around; to throng; to swarm; (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]); (literary) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [yong3]
- 东方 Dōng fāng: 东方 Dong1 fang1: the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang东方 dōng fāng: 东方 dong1 fang1: east
- bride; (dialect) daughter-in-law
- excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
- to keep silent
- all day long
- angry look
- words; speech; to say; to talk
- (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- 处 chù: 处 chu4: (bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point处 chǔ: 处 chu3: to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish
- 井 jǐng: 井 jing3: a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly井 Jǐng: 井 Jing3: Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing
- tidy, methodical
- not ever; not necessarily
- each; every
- 朝 cháo: 朝 chao2: imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards朝 Cháo: 朝 Chao2: abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea朝 zhāo: 朝 zhao1: morning
- sun above the horizon
- window; CL:扇[shan4]
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- 尚 Shàng: 尚 Shang4: surname Shang尚 shàng: 尚 shang4: still; yet; to value; to esteem
- to fear
- in former times
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- a pretext for gossip; a matter for derision